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Truth Wanted

Truth Wanted

By: Atheist Community of Austin
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WHAT IS TRUTH WANTED? 🤔

Truth Wanted is a show about getting to the bottom of beliefs, whether it’s karma or Christ, Bigfoot or crystals. Truth Wanted would like to know how you know it’s true.

Hosted by ObjectivelyDan, Truth Wanted takes calls from the community (that means YOU!) and features new guests every week, emphasizing thorough conversations over name-calling and scoffing (most of the time). Truth Wanted focuses on how and why people believe what they believe, and how you can talk about beliefs in more effective ways.

Call Truth Wanted! 7:00-8 :30PM CT at 1-512-991-9242 or call with your computer 💻 http://tiny.cc/calltw


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Episodes
  • Truth Wanted 9.33 with ObjectivelyDan, Kelley Laughlin, and Secular Rarity

    Truth Wanted 9.33 with ObjectivelyDan, Kelley Laughlin, and Secular Rarity
    Aug 17 2026
    In today's episode of Truth Wanted, ObjectivelyDan, Kelley Laughlin, and Secular Rarity tackle prophetic dreams, cosmic consciousness claims, and the ethics of placenta consumption!

    Jacob in ID shares his past experiences with seemingly prophetic dreams that appeared to predict future events. After reflection, he realizes these predictions were likely just people being predictable rather than supernatural ability. How often do we mistake pattern recognition for prophecy? When we look back at our "predictions," are we remembering the hits and forgetting the misses?

    Georgi in Bulgaria claims humanity designed the universe through exuberance and that Earth is actually the afterlife while spirit is our original state. The hosts struggle to understand his reasoning or find any coherent framework. How do you demonstrate something is true when the explanation itself makes no sense? What does it mean to design something before you exist?

    Greg from the live audience in Austin asks the hard-hitting question everyone wants answered: Are human placentas vegan? The show spirals into delightful anarchy as the hosts debate consent, bodily autonomy, and the definition of veganism. Can you consent to someone eating your organs? Where exactly do we draw the ethical line?

    Thank you for tuning in this week! We will see you next time!

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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • Truth Wanted 9.32 with Kelley Laughlin and Felicia

    Truth Wanted 9.32 with Kelley Laughlin and Felicia
    Aug 17 2026
    In today's episode of Truth Wanted, Kelley Laughlin, Felicia, and Stephen Harder examine crystal healing claims, religious evidence, and the vulnerability that drives belief in unproven remedies.

    Bob-NY insists that Josephus and Tacitus prove Christ and the Catholic Church are true. What evidence do you have for heaven existing? Why should we accept arbitrary religious rules about salvation? When pressed on quantum physics concepts he invoked, Bob struggles to explain what he actually means. The conversation grows tense as the hosts challenge his claims.

    Robin-KY shares how she spent thousands on healing crystals after leaving Christianity. She describes the appeal of crystal properties and her journey through witchcraft beliefs. What made her finally start asking the right questions? Her story shows how magical thinking can follow us even after deconversion.

    Anne-CA faced a life-threatening heart condition without health insurance and desperately wished crystal healing would work. When medical care is inaccessible, why do miracle cures become so tempting? She reflects on the vulnerability people feel when they have nowhere else to turn. What harm comes from false hope when real treatment is needed?

    Thank you for joining us this week! We will see you next time!

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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • Truth Wanted 9.31 with ObjectivelyDan and Richard Gilliver

    Truth Wanted 9.31 with ObjectivelyDan and Richard Gilliver
    Aug 3 2026
    In today's episode of Truth Wanted, ObjectivelyDan, Richard Gilliver, and Kelley Laughlin examine miracles, dreams, and the psychology behind seemingly supernatural experiences.

    Jacob in ID calls to express his gratitude for the show, explaining how it serves as his secular community after seven years of listening. Living in a rural area without much access to other atheists, he finds connection through the ACA shows. The hosts thank him for his support and encourage him to keep engaging with the community.

    Katie in VA shares her experiences with precognitive and visitation dreams, keeping a detailed dream journal of coincidental events. She describes dreams about deceased people and specific details that later seemed to come true. The hosts discuss Littlewood's Law, which explains how seemingly miraculous coincidences are statistically inevitable given enough opportunities. They explore the Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy, where people draw targets around bullet holes after the fact, and how memory can be unreliable. What psychological mechanisms might explain these experiences without invoking the supernatural? The conversation touches on how the Catholic Church evaluates miracles, mass hallucinations like Fatima, and the misinformation effect in eyewitness testimony. How do we distinguish between genuine precognition and pattern-seeking brains finding connections that aren't really there?

    Thank you for joining us this week! We will see you next time!

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    1 hr and 28 mins
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